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If my vacuum can remove even one spec of dirt that yours misses, then mine is better than yours - even if there's no proof that mine would have picked up as much dirt as yours...
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Re: Shark Navigator - a flagrant Dyson copy at 1/3 the price?
Reply #46 Dec 17, 2009 10:20 pm |
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In the UK wehre we have Kim and Aggie's How Clean Is Your House, there's been a few episodes where theyve recommended adding baking powder manually to dust bags in vacuums. Thus and on the basis that online bicarb of soda powder is mentioned for a myriad of odour control solutions I and others have done the bicarb of soda in bags manually. It does keep odours away but I would'nt imagine many buying the upright on that basis just because bags may well come with the stuff added into the layers. I think the reason to why the Electrolux Professional has done badly is because of an online "independent" test that was shown recently in the UK. Having read Kim and Aggie's Ultimate Guide to Cleaning where no manufacturer is actually listed to vacuum cleaner brand preference, on TV their cleaning companies use a mix of Henry canisters and Sebo's BS commercial uprights. If you're interested in watching the video shown here's the link: http://fwd.five.tv/gadget-show/videos/jon-test/jon-tests-vacuum-cleaners You'll see from this that the Professional model gets the thumbs up from Kim but the carpet tests reveals that pick up wasn't as successful as the two bagless uprights shown. What kind of test dirt did they use in their tests? If Dyson's were more sturdy, I would think they would make a good commercial cleaner for low pile carpeting.
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If my vacuum can remove even one spec of dirt that yours misses, then mine is better than yours - even if there's no proof that mine would have picked up as much dirt as yours...
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Re: Shark Navigator - a flagrant Dyson copy at 1/3 the price?
Reply #48 Dec 18, 2009 12:31 pm |
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Agree. The bagless venue if properly constructed offers an ideal product for the commercial cleaning market. Carmine D. I would think they would want to copy some of the features of the Windsor/Sebo line as well. The long hose could go, and be replaced with a better set up - like the Shark Navigator's.
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If my vacuum can remove even one spec of dirt that yours misses, then mine is better than yours - even if there's no proof that mine would have picked up as much dirt as yours...
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Re: Shark Navigator - a flagrant Dyson copy at 1/3 the price?
Reply #53 Dec 26, 2009 11:24 pm |
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Happened to be in the local KOHL's and stopped by the vacuum aisle to scope out the Navigator. Only one available was the display. Apparently the store had a run on them for the Christmas holidays. Talked with staff there and appranetly the lightweight and price are pluses with the buyers. Carmine D. Carmine, I'm not surprised. If you can get Dyson like performance for 1/3 the price, it makes an attractive purchase. I like the simple cleaning hose for attachments too.
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Re: Shark Navigator - a flagrant Dyson copy at 1/3 the price?
Reply #54 Dec 27, 2009 6:39 am |
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Carmine,
I'm not surprised. If you can get Dyson like performance for 1/3 the price, it makes an attractive purchase. I like the simple cleaning hose for attachments too.
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Perhaps most vacuum consumers, even big box store shoppers/buyers, are smarter than some vacuum makers/their marketeers realize. Abe Lincoln was right when he said: You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. Carmine D.
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